Latch



Patented June 115,

UNITED STATES rarest orrics.

MINARD A. POSJSONS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T AMERICAN STOVE COIVI-PANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A GOEPGRATION 033 NEW JERSEY.

LATCH.

Application filed June 19, 192%.

This invention relates to improvements in latches, and pertains moreparticularly to a door latch designed primarily for use on stoves tolatch the oven doors in their closed 6 position.

It is essential in the building of gas and other stoves, to make theappearance of the stove as pleasing as possible. It is with this end inview that I have designed the latch 0 hereinafter described, which is soconstructed that it is held in place by the use of one bolt only and thecatch itself is in the oven and, therefore, concealed when the ovendoors are closed.

One object of the invention is toprovide a door latch of the typedescribed, which is concealed from view.

Another object of the invention is to provide a door latch of the typedescribed which is very simple of construction and easy and rapid ofapplication to a stove oven or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a latch of the characterdescribed, which is fastened in place by the use of one bolt only.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a latch of thecharacter described, which is simple of construction, cheap ofnuimifacture andhighly etiicient in operation.

Other further objects, novel features of construction and advantages ofmy improved latch will appear in the following description andaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of anoven front and doors.

F 2 is an, enlarged detailed vertical sectional view through my improvedlatch, the upper end of an oven door being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front view of my improved latch.

The preferred construction and application of my latch is set forth inthe accompanying drawing and the following description, in which likeparts are designated by similar reference numerals, although it will be.readily understood that departures can be made from the specific formshown in the invention without departing from the s'u'rit of theinvention or the scope of the eaimsa Serial No. 721,002.

or the like, by the numeral 1, the oven being provided with a top 2,which has a downwardly depending flange 3, around the oven dooraperture. This depending flange is of double thickness, the material ofthe top being bent backwardly upon itself and extending under the top 2of'the oven, as at 4.

As is usual in the construction of stoves,

the oven is provided with two doors, one giving entrance to the ovenabove. the oven burner and the other door iving entrance to the ovenbelow the oven burner. In the stove construction shown in Fig. 1, thetwo oven doors are separated by a plate 5, pro vided with an opening 6,closed by suitable transparent material 7, through which a view of theinterior of the oven may be obis a frame, which is L-shaped incross-sec-- tion. The horizontal leg 13 of the frame rests upon the top2 of the oven whilethe vertical leg 14 of the frame extends down thefront of the oven and is bent inwardly as at 15 to form a stop fortheoven door by engaging the upper end 16 of the oven door back In the caseof the lower door, it will be seen that the oven door stop 15 isprovided by bending the lower end of the plate 5 inwardly. i

As clearly appears in Figs. 1 and 2, of the drawing, the front ovenpanel lOis not as large as the oven back 8, and thus the out wardly anddownwardly bent ends 9 of the oven back 8 form an opening 17 around theedges of the front door panel.

My improved latch consists of a piece of spring metal having a verticalleg 18, the lower end of which is bent into U-shape l9, terminating in aforwardly extending end 20, having upwardl bent edges 21 to form a Iyokein which is suitably supported. a m in As will be readily seen the latchis held in place by a bolt or screw 23, which penetrates the verticalwall 1% of the frame, the vertical front flange 3 of the oven top 2 andthe vertical leg 18 of the latch. The bolt 23 is provided with a nut2st. The vertical leg 18 of the latch, as clearly appears in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, is positioned behind the oven front flange 3 and thevertical leg 4 of the frame surrounding the oven opening.

Due to the U-shaped bend of the latch and the forwardly extending end 20thereof, the latch extends baclrwardly into the oven 1 and forwardlyaround the oven stop 15. hen the oven door is closed, the latch end 20and its roller 22 enter an opening 25' in the oven back 8, the rollerengaging the lug 26 formed on the inner side of the upper end 16 of theoven back 8.

Due to the fact that the material of which the latch is made is lightand sprhigy, the oven door is held closed through spring tenion of theroller 22 with the edge 26 of the oven hack opening The latch, however,will release and allow the door to swin open when a reasonable amount ofpull. is exerted upon the oven door handle 12.

The latch used for the lower oven door is of the same construction andthe same configuration as has been just described, the latch, however,in this instance being fastened to the panel 5, which separates the ovendoor.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a latch whichis very simple of construction and which can be held in place by the useof only one belt or screw. Furthermore, I have provided a latch which isentirely concealed from view when the oven door is closed as the latchis entirely within the oven. Also the member which the latch engages tohold the door closed is very simply and cheaply provided by morelycutting an opening in tie back wall 8 of the oven door, thus allowingthe front end of the latch and its roller to enter the pening 17 formedat the upper edge of the oven door.

Having thus described my invention what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent is:

1. The combination with an oven and a door therefor having av doorlining provided with an opening, of a latch comprising a vertical leghaving an extending horizontal end portion, said latch carried upon theinner front face of the oven, and the extending end of the latch adaptedto pass through the door lining opening to engage the door and hold thedoor in closed position.

2. The combination with adoor, of a latch comprising a vertical leghaving an extending horizontal end portion, said end carry- 1,sse,seo

ing a roller for engaging the door, for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a door, of a latch comprising a piece of springmetal having a vertical leg terminating in a horizontally extending endportion, said door being provided with an opening, and the extending endof the latch adapted to extend into said door opening and engage theedge thereof, for the purpose. described.

l. The combination with an oven and a door therefor, of a latchcomprising a vertical leg having an extending horizontal end portion,said latch carried upon the inner front face of the oven, and theextending end of the latch adapted to engage the door, for the purposedescribed.

5. The combination with an oven and a door therefor having a door liningprovided with an opening, of a latch comprising a vertical leg having anextending horizontal end portion and carrying a roller, said latchcarried upon the inner front face of the oven, and the extending end ofthe latch adapted to pass through the door lining opening to engage thedoor and hold the door in closed position.

6. The combination with an oven and a door therefor, of a latch composedof spring metal having a vertical leg terminating in a Ushaped bend, theend of the lower wall of the U adapted to engage the door, and all ofsaid latch with the exception of the end engaging the door lying whollywithin the oven, for the purpose described.

7. In combination with an oven and an oven door, a latch having one endfastened to the inner front face of the oven above the door opening, andthe opposite end of the latch adapted to extend outwardly through thedoor opening and engage the door and hold it in closed position.

8. In combination with an oven and an oven door, a latch having one endfastened to the inner front face of the oven above the door opening, andthe opposite end of the latch extending at right angles and providedwith a roller, whereby said extending latch end and roller extendoutwardly through the door opening and engage the door when the door isin a closed position.

9. The combination of an oven door and a latch therefor, the doorprovided at its inner side with a lug and a liningha ring an openingpositioned in front of the lug, a. latch having one end fastened to theinner face of the oven above the door, and the opposite end of the latchbent outwardly, whereby the extending latch end enters the door liningopening and engages the door lug and holds the door in closed position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

MINARD A. POSSONS.

